Author: Bolcato, Matteo; Trabucco Aurilio, Marco; Di Mizio, Giulio; Piccioni, Andrea; Feola, Alessandro; Bonsignore, Alessandro; Tettamanti, Camilla; Ciliberti, Rosagemma; Rodriguez, Daniele; Aprile, Anna
Title: The Difficult Balance between Ensuring the Right of Nursing Home Residents to Communication and Their Safety Cord-id: izvzs141 Document date: 2021_3_3
ID: izvzs141
Snippet: The COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The number of infections in nursing homes for the elderly particularly is significantly high, with a high mortality rate as a result. In order to contain infection risks for both residents and employees of such facilities, the Italian government passed emergency legislation during the initial stages of the pandemic to restrict outside visitor access. On 30 November 2020, the Italian President of the Council of Minis
Document: The COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The number of infections in nursing homes for the elderly particularly is significantly high, with a high mortality rate as a result. In order to contain infection risks for both residents and employees of such facilities, the Italian government passed emergency legislation during the initial stages of the pandemic to restrict outside visitor access. On 30 November 2020, the Italian President of the Council of Ministers issued a new decree recognizing the social and emotional value of visits to patients from family and friends. In addition, it indicated prevention measures for the purposes of containing the infection risk within nursing homes for the elderly. This article comments on these new legislative provisions from the medicolegal perspective, providing indications that can be used in clinical practice.
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